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[Utah] EDITORIAL: In our opinion: A bill against smoking in the car unlikely to result in fewer incidents

If there were persuasive evidence that a new law would actually result in fewer incidents, it would be worthy of support. As it stands, the bill simply uses state law to register societal disgust over behavior that is indefensible, whether it's legal or
Deseret News
added Jan 7, 2013 14:29
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[Utah] Can car-smoking ban pass this time around?

Rep. Patrice Arent, D-Millcreek, will try anew to pass an often-defeated bill to ban smoking in cars while children are present. How it fares could be an early test of just how conservative — or perhaps moderate — the new Legislature will be, as the cons
Salt Lake Tribune
added Dec 28, 2012 04:58
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[Utah] Study: Salt Lake City airport’s smoking areas don’t protect non-smokers

says the airport literally is sending passengers’ health up in smoke with such rooms. The airport disputes that, and contends that its system is more effective in protecting nonsmokers from secondhand smoke than total bans — which it says are often violat
Salt Lake Tribune
added Nov 21, 2012 15:37
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[Utah] Salt Lake airport one of 5 large U.S. airports to continue to allow smoking in designated rooms

A new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that air quality in those airports is much worse than airports that ban indoor smoking completely, proving dangerous to the more than 110 million passengers who pass through the
Deseret News
added Nov 21, 2012 14:56
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[Utah] SLC International Airport exposes travelers to secondhand smoke

Salt Lake City International Airport is named in a new CDC survey on secondhand smoke exposure. SLC International is one of five of the 29 largest airports in the United States that allows smoking in designated areas.
KTVX ABC4 (Salt Lake City, UT)
added Nov 21, 2012 14:52
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Should Utah ban smoking in cars to protect kids from dangers?

Public health » Lawmakers air bills to limit exposure to secondhand, thirdhand smoke.
Salt Lake Tribune
added Sep 20, 2012 07:37
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[Utah] Lawmakers making another attempt at prohibiting smoking in cars with children

"We are essentially forcing a child to smoke when it is actually illegal for a child to smoke," said Rep. Patrice Arent, D-Salt Lake City, who is sponsoring the draft bill for a second time. HB89 failed to reach a final vote during the 2011 Legislature
Deseret News
added Sep 20, 2012 07:33
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[Utah] EDITORIAL: In our opinion: Smoking is no longer cool; campaigns still have work to do

Rarely are reports from the state health department as gratifying as the recent announcement that the use of tobacco among Utah teenagers has reached an historic low level, confirming a dramatic trend of more than a decade.
Deseret News
added Sep 15, 2012 18:43
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Celebrating four years of tobacco-free parks in Utah County

Although the outdoor smoking ordinance passed four years ago, there's an ongoing need to raise public awareness of the smoking prohibition as well as the dangers of tobacco products, said Sarah Simons, coordinator of OUTRAGE, Utah County's anti-tobacco y
Deseret News
added Sep 8, 2012 20:56
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Utah teen smoking rates fall 50 percent since 1999

Health officials said the 5.9 percent rate is the lowest recorded level. Smoking rates have been cut in half in nearly all local health districts in the state over the past 13 years, according to the annual Tobacco Prevention and Control in Utah report,
Deseret News
added Sep 8, 2012 20:54
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